Super Rugby 2019: Blues vs Highlanders – Live Game Article

Published 22 March 2019 | By grootblousmile

Blues (15) 33 / 26 (13) Highlanders (Final Score)

The Blues and Highlanders did battle in Round 6 of Super Rugby 2019 at

Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand at 08:35 SA Time (19:35 NZ Time, 06:35 GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.

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Scorers:

Blues:

Penalties – Harry Plummer (2), Otere Black (1)
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – Rieko Ioane (2), Melani Nanai (1), Patrick Tuipuloto (1)
Conversions – Harry Plummer (2)

Highlanders:

Penalties – Marty Banks (4)
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – Luke Whitelock (1), Tevita Li (1)
Conversions – Marty Banks (2)

Teams:

Blues	Highlanders
22 March 2019 at 08:35 SA Time
Team: 15 Melani Nanai, 14 Tanielu Tele’a, 13 Thomas Faiane, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Rieko Ioane, 10 Harry Plummer, 9 Jonathan Ruru, 8 Akira Ioane, 7 Blake Gibson, 6 Tom Robinson, 5 Josh Goodhue, 4 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, 3 Sione Mafileo, 2 James Parsons, 1 Alex Hodgman Replacements: 16 Leni Apisai, 17 Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 18 Karl Tu’inukuafe, 19 Patrick Tuipulotu, 20 Dalton Papalii, 21 Augustine Pulu, 22 Otere Black, 23 Levi Aumua or Matt Duffie	Team: 15 Ben Smith (Co-captain), 14 Waisake Naholo, 13 Patelesio Tomkinson, 12 Thomas Umaga-Jensen, 11 Tevita Li, 10 Marty Banks, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Luke Whitelock (Co-captain), 7 Dillon Hunt, 6 Shannon Frizell, 5 Tom Franklin, 4 Pari Pari Parkinson, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 2 Liam Coltman, 1 Ayden Johnstone Replacements: 16 Ray Niuia, 17 Daniel Lienert-Brown, 18 Siate Tokolahi, 19 Josh Dickson, 20 Jackson Hemopo, 21 Folau Fakatava, 22 Josh Ioane, 23 Richard Buckman

Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
Assistant Referees: Nic Berry, Brendan Pickerill
TMO: Ben Skeen

79 Responses to Super Rugby 2019: Blues vs Highlanders – Live Game Article

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grootblousmile on 22 March 2019 at 9:45 am

Blues shot at goal….
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grootblousmile on 22 March 2019 at 9:45 am

Blues 18 / 16 Highlanders
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grootblousmile on 22 March 2019 at 9:47 am

Try Tevita Li, Landers!
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grootblousmile on 22 March 2019 at 9:48 am

Blues 18 / 23 Highlanders
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grootblousmile on 22 March 2019 at 9:52 am

Try Blues…. Melani Nanai!
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grootblousmile on 22 March 2019 at 9:53 am

Blues 23 / 23 Highlanders
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grootblousmile on 22 March 2019 at 9:57 am

Marty Banks for goal to put the Landers ahead again… over!

Blues 23 / 26 Highlanders
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grootblousmile on 22 March 2019 at 9:59 am

Blues scrum on the Landers 22…

15 Minutes to go in the match.
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grootblousmile on 22 March 2019 at 10:00 am

Landers penalty on their own 22, against Nonu for obstruction.
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grootblousmile on 22 March 2019 at 10:02 am

TMO
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grootblousmile on 22 March 2019 at 10:03 am

Yellow Card to the Landers, Waisake Naholo… tip tackle!
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McLook on 22 March 2019 at 10:03 am

Score is 23/26 highlanders.
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McLook on 22 March 2019 at 10:04 am

68 minutes
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grootblousmile on 22 March 2019 at 10:04 am

Turnover scrum for the Highlanders… on their own 22.

This game can still go either way…
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McLook on 22 March 2019 at 10:05 am

Close match. Blues doing ok.
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grootblousmile on 22 March 2019 at 10:05 am

43 McLook wrote:

68 minutes

Hello Kalahari!!
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McLook on 22 March 2019 at 10:06 am

Attaching scrum blues.
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McLook on 22 March 2019 at 10:07 am

Landers rotating
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grootblousmile on 22 March 2019 at 10:07 am

I see Mainstay Cane also lurking around… Hello Cane!
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McLook on 22 March 2019 at 10:07 am

grootblousmile wrote:

43 McLook wrote:

68 minutes

Hello Kalahari!!

Hello Sir. How are you?
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grootblousmile on 22 March 2019 at 10:07 am

10 Minutes to go…
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McLook on 22 March 2019 at 10:08 am

Come on blues
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grootblousmile on 22 March 2019 at 10:08 am

50 @ McLook:
Fine here…

How are things in the Land of the Long White Cloud?
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McLook on 22 March 2019 at 10:08 am

Blues on attzck
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grootblousmile on 22 March 2019 at 10:10 am

Blues throwing everything at the Landers… and they are playing deep in Landers territory…

6m Out…
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McLook on 22 March 2019 at 10:10 am

grootblousmile wrote:

50 @ McLook:
Fine here…

How are things in the Land of the Long White Cloud?

Things good over here. Very proud on how the kiwi’s responded on thf christchurch masszcre
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McLook on 22 March 2019 at 10:10 am

Blues scores. Yes yes yes!!!!
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grootblousmile on 22 March 2019 at 10:11 am

Nonu no longer a factor…

Tryyyyyyy Blues, Tuipuloto!!
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grootblousmile on 22 March 2019 at 10:11 am

Blues 30 / 26 Highlanders
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McLook on 22 March 2019 at 10:12 am

5 minutes to go.

Super Rugby 2019: Blues vs Highlanders – Live Game Article

Blues (15) 33 / 26 (13) Highlanders (Final Score)

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